penelopizev.

Brit.

/pᵻˈnɛləpʌɪz/, U.S.

/pəˈnɛləˌpaɪz/

Forms: 1700s– penelopyze, 1800s– penelopize, 1900s– penelopise.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Penelope , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Penelope (see Penelope n.) + -ize suffix.

literary (originally U.S.).

intransitive. To act like Penelope (see Penelope n.); to delay or play for time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > grow longer or extend > spin out

penelopize1780

1780 P. Schuyler Let. 18 June in Lett. of Delegates to Congr. (1988) XV. 345 Congress who are eternally penelopyzing have directed that no Corn should be sent to this Quarter from Virginia, unless the Governor of that State Judges that It can be spared from the Southern army.

1841 Congress. Globe 27th Congress 1 Sess. App. 43/2 Diplomacy was still drawing out its lengthened thread—still weaving its long and dilatory web—still Penelopizing.

1853 in O. W. Holmes Life (1878) x. 72 There is nothing for it but to penelopize, pull to pieces and stitch away again.

1934 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Stony Limits 58 Nor twissel-tongued can we penelopise.

1984 ‘Tiresias’ Notes from Overground 80 Perhaps I shall penelopize indefinitely in an attempt to cheat post-natal depression.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penelopize
释义	penelopizev. Brit. /pᵻˈnɛləpʌɪz/, U.S. /pəˈnɛləˌpaɪz/ Forms: 1700s– penelopyze, 1800s– penelopize, 1900s– penelopise. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Penelope , -ize suffix. Etymology: < the name of Penelope (see Penelope n.) + -ize suffix. literary (originally U.S.). intransitive. To act like Penelope (see Penelope n.); to delay or play for time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > grow longer or extend > spin out penelopize1780 1780 P. Schuyler Let. 18 June in Lett. of Delegates to Congr. (1988) XV. 345 Congress who are eternally penelopyzing have directed that no Corn should be sent to this Quarter from Virginia, unless the Governor of that State Judges that It can be spared from the Southern army. 1841 Congress. Globe 27th Congress 1 Sess. App. 43/2 Diplomacy was still drawing out its lengthened thread—still weaving its long and dilatory web—still Penelopizing. 1853 in O. W. Holmes Life (1878) x. 72 There is nothing for it but to penelopize, pull to pieces and stitch away again. 1934 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Stony Limits 58 Nor twissel-tongued can we penelopise. 1984 ‘Tiresias’ Notes from Overground 80 Perhaps I shall penelopize indefinitely in an attempt to cheat post-natal depression. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1780
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